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Old basket
Object Number 03-1-10/62350
Display Title Old basket
Descriptions
Object Description Old basket; false embroidery along upper half in geometric pattern of dark brown, oragne and tan elements. Spruce root.
Inventory Description Cylindrical basket, polychrome geometric design, frayed rim.
Classification
  • Basket
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Spruce root
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 17.5 x 17 cm (6 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62350
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1903)

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